2015 Air Force Falcons football team

2015 Air Force Falcons football
MW Mountain Division champion
Conference Mountain West Conference
Division Mountain Division
2015 record 8–6 (6–2 MW)
Head coach Troy Calhoun (9th season)
Offensive coordinator Clay Hendrix (9th season)
Co-offensive coordinator Blane Morgan (9th as Coordinator, 14th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinator Mike Thiessen (7th as coordinator, 9th overall season)
Defensive coordinator Steve Russ (3rd as coordinator, 4th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator Matt Weikert (2nd as coordinator, 9th overall season)
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
(Capacity: 46,692)
2015 Mountain West football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
Air Force x  6 –2     8 –6  
New Mexico  5 –3     7 –6  
Utah State  5 –3     6 –7  
Boise State  5 –3     9 –4  
Colorado State  5 –3     7 –6  
Wyoming  2 –6     2 –10  
West Division
San Diego State x$  8 –0     11 –3  
Nevada  4 –4     7 –6  
San Jose State  4 –4     6 –7  
Fresno State  2 –6     3 –9  
UNLV  2 –6     3 –9  
Hawaii  0 –8     3 –10  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by ninth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 8–6, 6–2 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain Division championship. They represented the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they lost to West Division champion San Diego State. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to California.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 1:30 p.m. Morgan State* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO RTRM W 63–7   33,734
September 12 8:15 p.m. San Jose State Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO ESPNU W 37–16   22,389
September 19 10:00 a.m. at No. 4 Michigan State* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ABC L 21–35   74,211
October 3 1:30 p.m. at Navy* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBSSN L 11–33   32,705
October 10 8:15 p.m. Wyoming Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO ESPN2 W 31–17   22,023
October 17 1:30 p.m. at Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy) CBSSN L 23–38   32,546
October 24 12:00 p.m. Fresno State Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO ESPN3 W 42–14   20,213
October 31 6:30 p.m. at Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Kuter Trophy) CBSSN W 58–7   22,430
November 7 1:30 p.m. Army* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) ESPNU W 20–3   37,716
November 14 12:00 p.m. Utah State Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO ESPN3 W 35–28   20,083
November 20 7:30 p.m. at Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN2 W 37–30   30,332
November 28 8:15 p.m. at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM ESPNU L 35–47   18,868
December 5 5:30 p.m. at San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (MWC Championship Game) ESPN2 L 24–27   20,959
December 29 12:00 p.m. vs. California Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl) ESPN L 36–55   38,915
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 0 0 7
Falcons 7 21 28 7 63
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 0 9 0 16
Falcons 7 7 3 20 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 1997 SJSU, 25–22

at Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 0 7 7 21
No.4 Spartans 14 14 7 0 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 0 3 8 11
Midshipmen 7 14 6 6 33
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–19 2014 AF, 30–21

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 3 0 14 17
Falcons 0 7 7 17 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–22–3 2014 AF, 17–13

at Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 6 7 0 10 23
Rams 14 7 14 3 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–20–1 2014 AF, 27–24

Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 0 0 0 14
Falcons 7 14 14 7 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–3 2012 FRES, 48–15

at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 14 20 3 21 58
Rainbow Warriors 0 0 0 7 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–6 2012 AF, 21–7

Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 0 0 3 0 3
Falcons 0 10 0 10 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
34–14–1 2014 AF, 23–6

Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 14 0 14 0 28
Falcons 14 7 14 0 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2014 AF, 34–16

at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 21 10 3 37
Broncos 13 0 7 10 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2014 AF, 28–14

at New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 7 7 14 35
Lobos 14 17 3 13 47
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–11 2014 AF, 35–11

Mountain West Championship Game–at San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 3 7 7 24
Aztecs 0 10 7 10 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–14 2014 SDSU, 30–14

Armed Forces Bowl–California

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 14 21 17 3 55
Falcons 7 14 8 7 36
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–6 2007 CAL, 42–36

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Air Force Falcons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
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